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                                                            A work item is a database record which Visual Studio Team Foundation uses to track the assignment and state of work. The MSF for CMMI Process Improvement process defines seven work items to assign and track work. These seven work items are task, change request, risk, review, requirements, bug, and issue.
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<tr><td class="row_bottom"><h3>Change Request</h3><ul class="tableitem_unit"><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('ChangeRequest');" href="ChangeRequest.htm">Overview</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('ChangeRequest_StatesandTransitions');" href="ChangeRequest_StatesandTransitions.htm">States and Transitions</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('ChangeRequest_Fields');" href="ChangeRequest_Fields.htm">Fields</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('ChangeRequest_Activities');" href="ChangeRequest_Activities.htm">Activities</a></li></ul></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="row_bottom"><h3>Requirement</h3><ul class="tableitem_unit"><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Requirement');" href="Requirement.htm">Overview</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Requirement_StatesandTransitions');" href="Requirement_StatesandTransitions.htm">States and Transitions</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Requirement_Fields');" href="Requirement_Fields.htm">Fields</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Requirement_Activities');" href="Requirement_Activities.htm">Activities</a></li></ul></td></tr>
<tr><td class="row_bottom"><h3>Review</h3><ul class="tableitem_unit"><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Review');" href="Review.htm">Overview</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Review_StatesandTransitions');" href="Review_StatesandTransitions.htm">States and Transitions</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Review_Fields');" href="Review_Fields.htm">Fields</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Review_Activities');" href="Review_Activities.htm">Activities</a></li></ul></td></tr>
<tr><td class="row_bottom"><h3>Risk</h3><ul class="tableitem_unit"><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Risk');" href="Risk.htm">Overview</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Risk_StatesandTransitions');" href="Risk_StatesandTransitions.htm">States and Transitions</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Risk_Fields');" href="Risk_Fields.htm">Fields</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Risk_Activities');" href="Risk_Activities.htm">Activities</a></li></ul></td></tr>
<tr><td class="row_bottom"><h3>Task</h3><ul class="tableitem_unit"><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Task');" href="Task.htm">Overview</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Task_StatesandTransitions');" href="Task_StatesandTransitions.htm">States and Transitions</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Task_Fields');" href="Task_Fields.htm">Fields</a></li><li class="tableitem3"><a onclick="javascript:doLink('Task_Activities');" href="Task_Activities.htm">Activities</a></li></ul></td></tr>

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